reluctant /n'lAktant; n'lAktant/ adj ~ (to do sth), (slow to act because) unwilling or disinclined; offering resistance: 不愿(做某事)的; 因不愿而遲緩的; 勉強(qiáng)的; 頑抗的; 難驚馭的： ~ helpers; 不情愿的幫助者; a ~ recruit into the army. 勉強(qiáng)入伍的新兵。 He seemed ~ to help us. 他似乎不愿幫助我們。 ~ly adv reluctance /-ans; -ans/ n [U].